Global Patent Index - EP 0838717 A2

EP 0838717 A2 19980429 - Dual prupose camera for photographic and digital images

Title (en)

Dual prupose camera for photographic and digital images

Title (de)

Doppelfunktionskamera für photographische und digitale Bilder

Title (fr)

Apparail photo à double fonction pour images photographiques et digitales

Publication

EP 0838717 A2 19980429 (EN)

Application

EP 97203155 A 19971010

Priority

US 73600496 A 19961023

Abstract (en)

The dual purpose camera comprises an optical exposure system for exposing to a scene unexposed film loaded in the camera to produce a latent image in the film. An electronic image capture system produces an electronic image from an image on processed film loaded in the camera. The electronic image capture system includes a line scanner which produces the electronic image scan line by scan line as the processed film is advanced in the camera through an image frame. The optical exposure system includes an imaging lens and an auxiliary light source which can be coupled with the lens to project light into the camera through the processed film to the line scanner. An area image array scanner produces the electronic image. An electronic display is mounted on the outside of the camera, and the image capture system is operable when unexposed film is loaded in the camera to produce an electronic image of a scene before, concurrently with, or after the optical exposure system produces a latent image of the scene in the film, the electronic image being displayable on the electronic display.

IPC 1-7

G03B 17/48; G03B 17/17; H04N 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G03B 17/48 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 1/195 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03B 17/48 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00129 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00249 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00251 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00267 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/2116 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00204 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/195 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0408 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5678102 A 19971014; EP 0838717 A2 19980429; EP 0838717 A3 20000809; JP H10133271 A 19980522

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 73600496 A 19961023; EP 97203155 A 19971010; JP 26154797 A 19970926